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enGateway to New Orleans: Bayou St. John, 1708-2018http://louisianalandmarks.org/shop/books-publications/gateway-new-orleans-bayou-st-john-1708-2018
<div class="field field-name-uc-product-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-uc-product" src="http://louisianalandmarks.org/sites/default/files/styles/uc_product/public/bayou_st_john_final_cover_2_0.jpg?itok=SdBdHteI" width="449" height="600" alt="" /></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h4><strong><em>Gateway to New Orleans: Bayou St. John, 1708 – 2018</em></strong></h4><h4>Sales benefit Louisiana Landmarks Society, order online now!</h4><p>Editors: </p><p>Mary Louise Christovich</p><p>Florence M. Jumonville</p><p>Heather Veneziano</p><p> </p><p>Authors:</p><p>Hilary Somerville Irvin</p><p>R.Stephanie Bruno</p><p>Heather Veneziano</p><p>S. Frederick Starr</p><p> </p><p>Photographers:</p><p>Robert S. Brantley</p><p>Jan White Brantley</p><p> </p><p>Preface by Richard Campanella</p><p> </p><p>Louisiana Landmarks Society’s<em> <strong>Gateway to New Orleans: Bayou St. John, 1708- 2018</strong></em> traces the history and architecture of the historic Faubourg St. John in New Orleans, from pre-colonial days through its evolution from a glorious semi-rural village into a popular suburban neighborhood. Although published to commemorate the tricentennial anniversary of the founding of New Orleans, the volume has its inceptions years ago in the work of the late preservationist and writer Mary Louise Christovich. Her research and vision of recording the history and architecture of New Orleans' first European settlement comes to fulfillment in this handsomely illustrated and thoroughly documented work. Through rich narratives, scholarly research, and gripping historical accounts, the book transcends a mere architectural survey of the neighborhood. The boundaries of the historic Faubourg St. John set the parameters for coverage from the north side of Orleans to the south side of Esplanade Avenue and from the west side of North Broad to both banks of Moss Street. Personalities, as well as geographical and economic factors and architectural trends, are explored along the way, utilizing Orleans Parish’s richly abundant and unique archival resources. Exquisite full-color photographs by Robert and Jan Brantley provide contemporary views of the neighborhood, supplementing the text and pairing with notarial drawings, historical photographs, and paintings to yield a visual understanding of the landscape of this bayou neighborhood and its influence on the establishment of the city. Without it, New Orleans would not exist where it does today.</p><p> </p><p>ISBN 978-1-946160-24-9</p><p>200 pages, hardcover, 2018; $39.95</p><p><em>Published by Louisiana Landmarks Society (June, 2018), University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, the Center for Louisiana Studies.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="product-info display-price uc-product-446"><span class="uc-price">$39.95</span></div><div class="add-to-cart"><form action="/rss.xml" method="post" id="uc-product-add-to-cart-form-446" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="qty" value="1" />
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<div class="field field-name-field-date-of-event field-type-datetime field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-08-22T18:00:00-05:00">Monday, August 22, 2016 - 6:00pm</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The City Planning Commission finalized their Short-Term Rentals recommendations, which are now in the hands of the City Council. An ordinance will be introduced and voted on in the coming weeks. Short-term rentals will soon be legal. What does this mean for you and for neighborhoods throughout the city? How do short-term rentals influence the housing market? How will they affect the future of our community? These and many other topics will be discussed.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Join us, 6 p.m., Monday, August 22, at First Grace United Methodist Church, 3401 Canal Street (Corner of Jefferson Davis Parkway), with parking off the Clark Street side of the building. Free and open to the public.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Jay Brinkmann is retired Chief Economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington. For many years he ran a research group dedicated to housing and housing finances issues. He is the U.S. representative on the executive committee of the International Union of Housing Finance, a 100-year old organization dedicated to housing issues around the world. </p><p> </p><p><strong>FULL BIO:</strong></p><p>Jay Brinkmann is the retired Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Education at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) where he worked on a wide range of issues impacting single-family, commercial and multifamily real estate finance. His team handled economic forecasting, responding to regulatory and legislative issues impacting the mortgage industry, and benchmarking the operational efficiency and profitability of the mortgage divisions of commercial banks and independent mortgage companies.</p><p> </p><p>Jay is a native of New Orleans, but began his career on Capitol Hill as the press secretary to U.S. Rep. David C. Treen. He then served as Treen’s deputy chief of staff when Treen was elected governor. He worked in commercial banking at what was then Louisiana National Bank/Premier National Bank in Baton Rouge, and was on the business school faculty at the University of Houston where he specialized in financial institution regulation and energy markets. Immediately prior to joining MBA, he worked in the portfolio strategy group at Fannie Mae.</p><p><br />He has published articles on bank regulation and housing finance in various academic journals and on the op-ed pages of The Wall Street Journal and the American Banker. He was frequently quoted in print and electronic news outlets on real estate finance topics, has appeared on the news shows of all of the major broadcast and cable networks, and has testified before the US House and Senate banking committees. Jay holds a Ph.D. in finance from Purdue University, an MBA from Tulane University and a BA in International Affairs from The George Washington University. He currently serves at the US representative on the executive committee of the International Union of Housing Finance, a 100-year old organization dedicated to housing issues around the world.</p><p> </p><p>He returned home to New Orleans in 2014 after a 40-year absence as a full-time resident, intending to spend his time being a grandfather, renovating an old home, and eating his way through the city’s restaurants. He has instead found his time increasingly occupied by being a volunteer for various public policy and community service projects.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-location-of-event field-type-addressfield field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Location of event:&nbsp;</h2><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="street-block"><div class="thoroughfare" x-autocompletetype="address-line1" autocomplete="address-line1">First Grace United Methodist Church</div><div class="premise" x-autocompletetype="address-line2" autocomplete="address-line2">3401 Canal Street (at the Corner of Jefferson Davis Pkwy)</div></div><div class="addressfield-container-inline locality-block country-US"><span class="locality" x-autocompletetype="locality" autocomplete="locality">New Orleans</span>, <span class="state" x-autocompletetype="region" autocomplete="region">LA</span> <span class="postal-code" x-autocompletetype="postal-code" autocomplete="postal-code">70119</span></div></div></div></section>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:48:26 +0000mpryor369 at http://louisianalandmarks.orgMartha Robinson Lecturehttp://louisianalandmarks.org/events/martha-robinson-lecture
<div class="field field-name-field-date-of-event field-type-datetime field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-04-23T18:30:00-05:00">Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 6:30pm</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-lead-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-none" src="http://louisianalandmarks.org/sites/default/files/logo_1.png" width="364" height="200" alt="" /></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Getting the Lead Out: The Intersection of Lead, Crime, Health and Preservation</h2><p>This year's Martha Robinson Lecture features clips from the documentary film <em>MisLEAD: America's Secret Epidemic </em>and a presentation by Dr. Howard Mielke, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine. Whether in the paint of our old buildings or in the fuel that was used in our motor vehicles, we are affected daily by the legacy of millions of tons of lead in our environment. The film establishes the medical underpinning about health damage caused by children’s exposure to lead-based paint. In addition, the rise and fall of fuel lead additives are described for New Orleans. <em>MisLEAD</em> shows that legacy lead has an ongoing effect on New Orleans through its impact not just on physical health, but on societal health and behavior. Finally, the film depicts efforts to decrease legacy lead, and ensure the recovery and preservation of New Orleans communities for future generations.</p><p>This event will screen segments of the film and will include a panel discussion.</p><p>This lecture is FREE and open to the public.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-location-of-event field-type-addressfield field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Location of event:&nbsp;</h2><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="street-block"><div class="thoroughfare" x-autocompletetype="address-line1" autocomplete="address-line1">New Orleans Museum of Art Theater, City Park</div></div><div class="addressfield-container-inline locality-block country-US"><span class="locality" x-autocompletetype="locality" autocomplete="locality">New Orleans</span>, <span class="state" x-autocompletetype="region" autocomplete="region">LA</span> <span class="postal-code" x-autocompletetype="postal-code" autocomplete="postal-code">70119</span></div></div></div></section>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:02:07 +0000mpryor238 at http://louisianalandmarks.orgSurprise Move by HDLC Puts Off Landmarks Study http://louisianalandmarks.org/news/surprise-move-hdlc-puts-landmarks-study
<div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2014-09-12T00:00:00-05:00">Friday, September 12, 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/img_6592.jpg" style="height:180px; width:267px" /> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/210_state_street-1.jpg" style="height:180px; width:300px" /></p><p> </p><p>The Historic District Landmarks Commission was to consider Louisiana Landmarks Society’s nomination of the former Marine Hospital/New Orleans Adolescent Hospital campus site at 210 State Street for landmark study on Thursday, September 11. Prior to the meeting, Landmarks received word that Louisiana Children’s Medical Center (LCMC), the owners, were going to request a deferral for a second time.</p><p> </p><p>At the Thursday hearing, the hospital’s attorney, Justin Schmidt, informed the commission that although LCMC had been leasing the property for a time, LCMC only took ownership in February of 2014. Schmidt stated that LCMC was in the process of working on a comprehensive master plan for all of its campuses. He requested deferral of the HDLC landmarks study for one month, at which time LCMC would release a preliminary draft of their master plan. In an unexpected move, Commissioner Ed deMontluzin questioned whether one month would be enough time for LCMC and suggested that maybe six months might serve them better. After some discussion, the commission voted unanimously to approve the six-month delay. </p><p> </p><p>Approval by the HDLC to study the site for landmarking would have provided the campus all of the protections of the HDLC. In his presentation, Mr. Schmidt assured the commission that LCMC would not apply for any permits for construction or demolition prior to the landmarks study.</p><p> </p><p>A more detailed account and analysis will follow in Landmarks’ October newsletter.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:15:34 +0000mpryor204 at http://louisianalandmarks.orgPitot House Featured on Travel Bloghttp://louisianalandmarks.org/news/pitot-house-featured-travel-blog
<div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2014-06-18T00:00:00-05:00">Wednesday, June 18, 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/blog_post_2.jpg" style="height:285px; width:400px" /></p><p>August 14, 2014</p><p>The InterContinental Hotels Group featured Pitot House in a post about the top, family-friendly attractions in New Orleans. Titled "Things To Do In New Orleans That Don’t Involve Drinking Or Partying," Pitot House and Bayou St. John take the top spot. The post gives visitors a brief overview of activities to do in New Orleans, helping them to think outside of the box and outside of the French Quarter. To read the post visit: <a href="http://blog.ihg.com/orleans-dont-involve-drinking-partying">blog.ihgcom</a>.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:05:29 +0000mpryor188 at http://louisianalandmarks.org